Foundation Under Reactor Completed

June 24, 1986

MOSCOW -- Workers have completed a concrete slab foundation under the ruined No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, finishing the project three days ahead of schedule, the Soviet media reported Monday.

The Radio Moscow report suggested that a ``coffin`` around the ruins of the reactor -- ripped open by an explosion April 26 -- will now be started. No estimates were given for how long the project will take.